The 28-year-old wowed the crowds by acing a hole-in-one at the 115-yard seventh during the annual contest on the eve of his Master's debut.

The American sprinted down the fairway in celebration but excitement turned to concern as he came to a halt, stumbled backward and rolled over his ankle.

Finau then seemed to pop it back into place himself and then limped off.

Finau takes the applause of the crowd after acing on the seventh hole (Image: Getty Images North America)

Tony Finau rolls his ankle (Image: Getty Images North America)

Finau hits the deck after appearing to dislocate his ankle (Image: Getty Images North America)

He played on for two holes following the dislocation but then attended a medical facility and received treatment after his round.

An X-ray revealed no broken bones for the world No.34 and an MRI scan on Thursday morning gave him the all-clear to play despite soreness.

Before he started his first round, Finau's manager Chris Armstrong said: “There’s no risk of additional damage, so the plan is to play.”

The big-hitting Finau leads the PGA Tour in driving distance at 321 yards and enters the Masters ranked eighth in the FedEx Cup thanks to two second-place finishes this season.

Last year, world No.1 Dustin Johnson, who had won his previous three tournaments, had to withdraw just before his tee-off time after damaging his back falling down the stairs of his rental house the night before the Masters.

Finau is embraced by his family after the incident (Image: Getty Images North America)

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Steve Morrow

Don't trust Morrow to celebrate (Image: Daily Mirror)

In the 1993 League Cup final against Sheffield Wednesday, the midfield bagged the winner.

As the final whistle was blown and the celebrations began, skipper Tony Adams hoisted the hero into the air and promptly dropped him.

Morrow broke his collarbone and was straight in the back of an ambulance. He missed the rest of the season - including the FA Cup final! Poor Steve …

Dave Beasant

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He showed less safe hands as a Chelsea player five years later when he dropped a jar of salad cream which he instinctively stuck out a foot to save it and severed a tendon in his big toe.

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Don't play Ferdinand on PES (Image: Mirrorpix)

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